Scemilope said:

Indeed. I am surprised that a slacker like me got so invested in a hobby that is 80% doing chores. 😂

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Stipe-n Cap said:

Confession:

My face when folks claim they never deal with contamination...

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QuantumZ00 said:

Stipe-n Cap said:

Confession:

My face when folks claim they never deal with contamination...

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Just visualize in your head when they say that they are really saying "we have no clue how to identify contamination, unless it is bright green."

That said I still suck at identifying contaminations so I judge no one!

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QuantumZ00 said:

To be honest half the time I can be in a thread with like four different TCs and OGs all elaborately describing why the mycelium in a certain posted image is bacterial, and about 85% of the time I'm still like "welp I guess that settles it time to get a seeing-eye-dog because I'll be blind before the years out."

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ThurmanMurman said:

Stipe-n Cap said:

Confession:

My face when folks claim they never deal with contamination...

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I went on a lucky run that turned sour on me. Just tossed 3 boxes today and a 4th will be behind it, I'm sure. It always amazes me that people who tout themselves as perfect actually think anyone believes their bullshit. You can be damn good at something, but there's nobody who doesn't make mistakes. Gtfoh with all that...

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Stipe-n Cap said:

Tri said:

I confess, I somehow fucked up my grain bags (I think?) and I really just don’t know how/why.

Over 72 hours and no growth in any of them, out of 13

3 different LCs

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I confess that my desire is that one day you kids will learn that venting your PC is actually important.

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Hey sure I’ll grab a bag of popcorn for the back and forths cuz it’s free entertainment but trust and believe i vent my PC probably more than most

I wait for the safety lock to pop and set a timer for 20 minutes, no joke. I know it’s overkill but so is my anxiety, would rather be sure of success than anxious of failure

Your lessons do not fall on deaf ears

KauaiOrca said:

I confess I have never vented my PC even once and didn't even know what it meant until the last couple of weeks.

I wonder if "unvented contamination" is more likely with certain grains over others. I've never really had much contamination issues that I traced back to the grain not being sterile coming out of the PC.

I'm going to vent from now on, however! Just in case.

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ThurmanMurman said:

A true confession here - I realized just now most of my contributions to the forums lately are off topic bullshit, and I'm sorry. Im stuck in a procrastination rut - broke up with my gf at about the same time a bunch of my work shit the bed, and I think both of those things are weighing me down a bit and I've just been needlessly loitering for the last few weeks. I'm a 2nd shifter which makes for too much alone time and moving away from home for years and then coming back made the old social life hard to resurrect, so yeah...I'm as good as I've ever been, and while I wouldn't say I feel lonely, I suppose its fair to say I'musually alone, so here I've been. You guys have def become my cultivation fam, so I'm sorry if I've been the guy just needlessly making noise in the corner while everyone else is trying to work. 🤣 I'll be back in the saddle here soon, hopefully. 🤙

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B Traven said:

KauaiOrca said:

I confess I have never vented my PC even once and didn't even know what it meant until the last couple of weeks.

I wonder if "unvented contamination" is more likely with certain grains over others. I've never really had much contamination issues that I traced back to the grain not being sterile coming out of the PC.

I'm going to vent from now on, however! Just in case.

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Yeah, I didn't for several years, then I misunderstood the instructions and talked to my PC about my problems while it came to pressure.

Nah, seriously, I didn't do venting and then started to, but too many other factors changed for me to say whether it made a difference in spawn cleanliness.

Thing is, venting helps ensure that your PSI reading actually reflects a consistent internal temperature in the vessel. Not venting creates the potential for issues, not a guarantee of them.

But all in all, I've found that after venting, everything comes up to pressure faster and more consistently, so it's helped give me less to think about and more reliable timing.

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LewDoja said:

B Traven said:

KauaiOrca said:

I confess I have never vented my PC even once and didn't even know what it meant until the last couple of weeks.

I wonder if "unvented contamination" is more likely with certain grains over others. I've never really had much contamination issues that I traced back to the grain not being sterile coming out of the PC.

I'm going to vent from now on, however! Just in case.

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Yeah, I didn't for several years, then I misunderstood the instructions and talked to my PC about my problems while it came to pressure.

Nah, seriously, I didn't do venting and then started to, but too many other factors changed for me to say whether it made a difference in spawn cleanliness.

Thing is, venting helps ensure that your PSI reading actually reflects a consistent internal temperature in the vessel. Not venting creates the potential for issues, not a guarantee of them.

But all in all, I've found that after venting, everything comes up to pressure faster and more consistently, so it's helped give me less to think about and more reliable timing.

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It's more important with stopcocks, toggles, or spring weights  vs wiggle weights, as the latter will eventually vent all cold air to be replaced with steam.

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Scemilope said:

I am considering scent training my dog to hit on trich. He has a strong nose, I've just been too lazy to teach him to use it.

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only thing could make this hobby more fun would be a trained rat or monkey (or little elf) that could detect contam and direct to yeet by pointing

Mackload said:

Scemilope said:

I am considering scent training my dog to hit on trich. He has a strong nose, I've just been too lazy to teach him to use it.

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only thing could make this hobby more fun would be a trained rat or monkey (or little elf) that could detect contam and direct to yeet by pointing

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PuffM4gicDr4gon said:

Mackload said:

Scemilope said:

I am considering scent training my dog to hit on trich. He has a strong nose, I've just been too lazy to teach him to use it.

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only thing could make this hobby more fun would be a trained rat or monkey (or little elf) that could detect contam and direct to yeet by pointing

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Rat Tek incoming. The key is to select a large amount of rats and isolate/breed for key traits. You'll need to breed snakes to deal with the excess rats. Then breed mongoosi to deal with the snakes.

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